Dust-pan



G. A. W. GAGE, Jr. DUST PAN.

No. 424,461. Patented Apr. 1, 1890.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GUSTAVUS A. TV. CAGE, JR, OF GREELEY, COLORADO.

DUST-PAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 424,461, dated April 1,1890.

Application filed July 8, 1889. Serial No. 316,851. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GUSTAVUS A. W. GAGE, J r., a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at the city of Greeley, in the county of Weld and Stateof Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDust-Pans; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention is in the nature of an improvement on my Patent No.389,921, dated September 25, 1888, and has for its object to produce adust-pan which shall be serviceable and durable, of simple andinexpensive construction,that will when in operation rest upon the floorwithout being held in place by the hand or foot of the operator, thatcan be handled and moved about from place to place without stoopin g,the same being constructed upon an improved plan, securing great economyin material and labor, and having increased strength, rigidity, andother advantages not embodied in any former patent.

My improved dust-pan is constructed as fully set forth and described inthe following specification, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective rear and side View of myimproved pan. Fig. 2 is a perspective View showing the'front andinterior of the pan. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the blank of metal orother material used to form the bottom, back, and hood or partial roofof the pan. Fig. 4t is a perspective View of said blank after beingfolded, as hereinafter described; aud Fig. 5 is a plan View of one ofthe two like blanks used to form the sides of the pan and the feet tosupport the same at its rear corners.

The method of constructing the pan is as follows: The blank A, Fig. 3,is divided into the parts a, b, c, and d by the lines f 9, 7L 2', and Z.The relative proportions of said parts may be slightly varied, ifdesired, according to the exact style of pan to be pro duced. A circularaperture 6 is then punched or out in the part c midway between the sideedges of the blank A and near the line h 'i. The blank A is then bent orstruck up on the lines 1 g, h 'i, and 7t Z in such manner that the partb will be at a right angle with the part a, the part c at about a rightangle to the part b, and the part 61 at a right angle to the part c, andthe Whole blank will then assume the form shown in Fig. 4. The two likeblanks B, each of which has the body portion 12 and the projection o,are then applied, one upon each side, to said folded blank A to form thesides of the pan, being soldered or otherwise united along their edgesto the corre sponding edges of the blank Afolded, all the parts of saidblanks being of the requisite dimensions, respectively. The ends of thepart d are secured to the sides n and form a supporting rib or brace forthe hood 0. The projections 0 of the two blanks B are then bent aroundat a right angle on the dotted line, Fig. 5, at the rear corners of thepan and secured to the back I), thus forming feet to support the pan andtilt it slightly toward the front in proper position for use when placed011 the floor. The cylindrical tube m is then securely fitted to thecircular aperture e, its lower end being secured to the bottom a. Itthus forms a socket for the handle, and also a firm support for the hood0. The socket being interior to the pan and leaning slightly forwardwhen the pan is in position for use, the weight of the handle andthecenter of gravity are thrown forward and within the pan, and a firmposition upon the floor is secured. The hood 0 may be made so .as toproject forward over the pan as far as desired, but should not extend sofar as to interfere, with the use of the broom. The describedconstruction of the hood and socket gives strength,rigidity, andconsequent durability to the pan generally. If preferred, the socket maybe of square, triangular, or other form. The handle may be of anysuitable material, length, and form, properly secured in the socket ordetachable.

I claim as my invention-- 1. The dust-pan blank A, having the parts a,b, c, and d and aperture 6, and the two blanks B, each having the bodyportion a and the projections 0, said blanks being adapted to be used incombination with a tube m to form a dust-pan, substantially asdescribed.

2. An improved dust-pan having the bottom a, the back I), the hood 0,the supporting-rib d, the sides 71, the feet 0, and the socket minterior to the pan and supporting said hood, substantially asdescribed.

3. An improved dust-pan constructed of 5 the blank A, having the parts ab c d and aperture 6, and the two like blanks B, each having the bodyportion 02 and the projection 0, said blanks being bent and securedtogether, in combination with a tube, and forming the bottom a, back I),hood 0, supporting- 1o ribs cl, sides n, feet 0, and socket on interiorto the pan, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature in presence of two Witn esses.

GUSTAVUS A. Witnesses:

H. E. CHURCHILL, W. R. ADAMS,

CAGE, JR.

